For years lawmakers have attempted to crack down on these websites, which they have deemed exploitative, and now Florida is taking stringent measures with new legislation coming into effect July 1.

The law targets companies that do not remove photos of innocent people but instead keep the images up permanently, insisting that a fee be paid for a photo's removal.

Under the new law, a person whose arrest photo is posted on one of these websites will be able to request that the mugshot be removed and the company will have to comply within 10 days or be fined $1,000 daily in addition to attorney fees and court costs.

The legislation ultimately allows a person to sue these websites.

In theory, the law would offer protection to the thousands of people who have been arrested and not convicted, but are still plagued by the online presence of their arrest photos.